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Outrageous Power Bill

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ID: 1068 Elementary
Today's Chinese lesson is a power-play. If you get too fond of your air-conditioner, you'll end up with a sky-high electricity bill. As you fork over that big stack of RMB, learn how to blame your roommate in Mandarin Chinese!
Tue Jan 06 2009 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
电费 diànfèi power bill
来 lái to come
多少钱 duōshao qián how much money
天哪 tiān na No way!
电费来了。
diànfèi lái le 。
The electrical bill is here.
噢。多少钱？天哪！不可能！
ō 。duōshao qián ？tiān na ！bù kěnéng ！
Oh. How much is it? Oh man! Impossible!
怎么了？
zěnme le ？
What's wrong?
880块！
bābǎi bāshí kuài ！
880 RMB!
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